EmailMeForm vs Jotform (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Jotform grades higher than EmailMeForm: 3.0 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
EmailMeForm grades higher on value for money. Jotform grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
EmailMeForm
Form builder with payment forms and PCI, HIPAA and GDPR plans
Jotform
No-code form builder with payments, e-signatures and workflows
Which one is for you
Pick EmailMeForm if
- Fits if you want a low-cost form builder with entry-based plans
- Works for people who need payment or compliance forms
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as 100 entries a month, 1 user and 2 MB uploads is the limit
- Watch out: PCI, GDPR and HIPAA features sit on separate Compliance plans from $30 a month
- Pricey if you handle card data, as extra PCI containers cost $14.95 a month per 100 active card entries
- Watch out: plans scale by entry count, so growth means a bigger tier
Pick Jotform if
- Fits if you want forms, payments and signatures in one account, not three
- Works for field teams collecting answers with no signal, like on a building site
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if all you need is a quick survey, because Google Forms is free
- Tight if you want to stay on free, with 5 forms, 100 responses a month, 500 kept and Jotform's logo on each form
- Pricey if two of you build forms, since only Enterprise takes more than one user and its price isn't published
- Not for you if you need HIPAA features on a budget, as they start on Gold at $99
- Watch out: there's no trial, full storage deletes your oldest responses, and sale prices renew at full price
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAEmailMeFormGood | 3.0GPAJotformVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPlus is $8.25 a month billed annually ($9.95 monthly) for 2,000 entries, at the edge of the cheaper quarter. | C$34 a month on yearly billing lands between this category's $24 middle and its dearer quarter at $39, and that's 25 forms for one person. Fair if it replaces a signing tool too. Steep if you only need forms, and a second builder means Enterprise. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree is unlimited forms but 100 entries a month, 1 user and 2 MB uploads. | CNearly every feature is in the free plan, and it never expires, but the caps are ones you'll hit: 5 forms, 100 responses a month, 500 responses kept, and Jotform's logo on every form. |
| Features | BForms and surveys, payment forms, reports, integrations and workflow templates. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job; compliance is a separate plan. | AForms, payments, e-signatures, approvals, tables, reports, an app builder and AI agents, from more than 20,000 templates. Two things the rest of this category hasn't got: a phone app that collects answers with no signal, and agents that run a form over chat, phone or WhatsApp. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is building each form, so it sits at C. | A4.9 from about 44,600 App Store ratings, the highest score in this category. Pick a template, drag the fields around, send the link. One reviewer's car club, run by volunteers with little tech experience, got on fine. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with six listed integrations and no apps. | BWeb plus iPhone and Android, with the phone app working offline, and it hooks into PayPal, Stripe, Google Sheets, Slack and Zapier, with an API key even on free. No desktop app, which is the one thing short of top marks. |
| Best for | form builders with payment forms and compliance plans | forms that take payments and signatures |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: EmailMeForm and Jotform. How we grade
Price against what you get
EmailMeForm starts at $8.25 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Jotform starts at $34 a month and scores 3.7.
Jotform scores higher, and starts $25.75 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, none scores higher than EmailMeForm for less, and none scores higher than Jotform for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- EmailMeForm also covers surveys.
- Jotform also covers AI agents and app builder.
At a glance
| EmailMeForm | Jotform | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.25 per month, billed annually ($9.95 billed monthly) | $34 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited forms, 100 entries a month, 1 user, 3 reports and themes, 2 MB uploads and 0.1 GB of storage. | Starter plan: 5 forms, 100 monthly submissions, 100 MB of upload space, 10,000 monthly form views and 500 stored submissions for one user. Forms and signed documents carry Jotform branding. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | EmailMeForm, LLC | Jotform Inc. |
| Price read from | emailmeform.com | jotform.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
EmailMeForm
- The free plan stops at 100 entries a month, 1 user and 2 MB uploads.
- Plans scale by entries per month: 2,000, 10,000 or 100,000.
- PCI, GDPR and HIPAA features sit on separate Compliance plans, priced from $30 a month yearly or $35 monthly.
- Additional PCI storage containers cost $14.95 a month per 100 active card entries on the Experienced compliance plan.
Jotform
- Bronze, Silver and Gold are single-user plans; Enterprise is the only multiuser plan.
- The free Starter plan allows 5 forms and 100 submissions a month, and its forms show Jotform branding.
- HIPAA compliance features are limited to the Gold and Enterprise plans.
- Paid plans have no trial period, only a 30-day money-back guarantee; once submission storage is full, the oldest responses are deleted.
Key features
EmailMeForm
- Forms and surveys
- Unlimited forms on every plan, with logic, scoring, save and resume, file uploads and signature and image fields.
- Payment forms
- Collect card numbers on a form without charging the card, or connect a payment gateway; it describes its card storage as PCI certified.
- Compliance plans
- A separate Compliance plan set covers PCI, GDPR and HIPAA needs, including BAA and DPA agreements.
- Notifications and reports
- Email responses, autoresponders, web push alerts, online report sharing and CSV or XLS export.
- Integrations
- Connects to Google Sheets, Mailchimp, Dropbox, Constant Contact, Google Analytics, webhooks and Zapier.
- Workflow templates
- Templates and workflows for areas such as small business, retail, travel, education and nonprofits.
Jotform
- Drag-and-drop Form Builder
- Build forms without code, starting from more than 20,000 premade templates, with conditional logic to show or hide fields and widgets that extend what a form can do.
- Online payments
- Collect one-time payments and recurring subscriptions through gateways such as PayPal, Stripe and Square. Monthly payment submissions are capped by plan, from 10 on Starter to 1,000 on Gold.
- Jotform Sign
- Create, share and e-sign documents. Signed documents count against a monthly limit that runs from 10 on Starter to 1,000 on Gold.
- Workflows, Tables and reports
- Jotform Workflows automates approval steps, Jotform Tables organizes submissions in a workspace, and Report Builder turns responses into charts and grids.
- Mobile app with offline collection
- The free iOS and Android app collects submissions without an internet connection and has a kiosk mode for gathering many responses on one device.
- AI Agents
- Agents trained on URLs, uploaded documents or custom Q&As answer questions and guide people through a form over chat, phone, SMS, WhatsApp and email.
Plans
EmailMeForm
Free$0
Unlimited forms with 100 entries a month, 1 user and 0.1 GB of storage.
Plus$8.25
per month for 2,000 entries, billed annually ($9.95 billed monthly)
2 users, 5 GB of storage, 10 MB uploads, unlimited fields and reports, and 10 themes.
Pro$16.66
per month for 10,000 entries, billed annually ($19.95 billed monthly)
10 users, 20 GB of storage, unlimited themes, and extended support.
Premier$33.33
per month for 100,000 entries, billed annually ($39.95 billed monthly)
50 users and 50 GB of storage.
Jotform
Starter$0
5 forms, 100 monthly submissions, 100 MB of space and 10 payment submissions a month, with Jotform branding.
Bronze$34
per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
25 forms, 1,000 monthly submissions, 1 GB of space and 100 payment submissions a month for one user.
Silver$39
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
50 forms, 2,500 monthly submissions, 10 GB of space and 250 payment submissions a month for one user.
Gold$99
per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly)
100 forms, 10,000 monthly submissions, 100 GB of space and optional HIPAA compliance features, for one user.
EnterpriseCustom
The only multiuser plan: unlimited forms and submissions, SSO, user management, data residency and a custom domain.
Ways to pay less
EmailMeForm
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The plans page offers a yearly option that it says saves 17% against monthly billing.
Jotform
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page advertises up to 20% off for yearly payment. Bronze is $34 per month billed annually versus $39 monthly, Silver $39 versus $49 and Gold $99 versus $129.
- Nonprofit
50% off for nonprofits
Approved nonprofits get 50% off the Bronze, Silver and Gold plans and 30% off the Enterprise plan.
- Education
50% off for educators and schools
Verified teachers and academic institutions get 50% off Bronze, Silver and Gold and 30% off Enterprise. Fees for HIPAA, SSO and other add-ons are excluded.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, EmailMeForm or Jotform?
As of Nov 13, 2026, EmailMeForm is cheaper to start with: $8.25 a month, against $34 a month for Jotform. EmailMeForm starts at $8.25 per month, billed annually ($9.95 billed monthly), and Jotform starts at $34 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, EmailMeForm or Jotform?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both EmailMeForm and Jotform have a free plan.
Which platforms do EmailMeForm and Jotform run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Jotform lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.